Buzzing about Speech & Language
Many of my poor language disordered students have such difficulty telling stories. I’m sure that’s no surprise to you. Narrative skills are not usually the strong suit of someone with language learning problems. They often lack structure, vocabulary, and understanding of overall language. Needless to say, we work a lot with stories and books in our speech room. My newest… Read More
Did you hear? It’s party time over at TeachersPayTeachers this Wednesday! They’re throwing another site wide sale to celebrate the heroes that all educators are. Save up to 28% off your purchase using the code HEROES at checkout! Today I’m linking up with SRN to tell you a few things that are in my cart as well as some recommendations… Read More
You know that feeling when you are giving the CELF to a student and you get to the formulating sentences subtest? It’s a mixture of dread and curiosity for me. That subtest is not my favorite because sometimes scoring can be subjective, plus it takes forever. But I’m always curious at how my student will perform. It gives a great… Read More
I’ve got a new and very unique app to share with you today! Let’s check out Junganew’s A Herd of Sounds app for /s/. Disclaimer: Though this app was provided to me, the thoughts and opinions are my own. This game is different from other articulation apps in that it has a story format. You follow the adventures of Theo… Read More
I hope you have been filling up on sweet stories that are sure to make you laugh or cry. Everyone needs a little inspirational posts once in a while, especially in our field. I’m so thankful for all these amazing bloggers that are willing to give you a peek into their wonderful terrible speechie experiences. Here’s another story that I’m… Read More
I’m one of those people who hates digging for things. I’d rather go into a small boutique and glance around instead of digging through the clearance racks at TJMAX (though I do make myself do it to get good deals from time to time). I’ll admit that I get mildly annoyed when I have to google something and scour through… Read More
Back in November at the ASHA conference, I was able to meet so many sweet people and talented vendors. One of these talented ladies gave me a copy of a brand new assessment to review. It’s called the Kindergarten Language Benchmark Assessment (KLBA). After reading up on it and trying it out, I am SO excited to tell you about… Read More
Happy New Year! It’s “Appy” New Year on the blog today. I’ve got a brand new app to tell you about and a giveaway too! It’s called InTense Pro, and it’s designed by speech-language professionals as well as video game developers. What makes it fun for the kiddos is that it combines learning verb tenses with a cute carnival game…. Read More
We’ve been decking the halls in speech this month! From gingerbread men to Christmas trees, we’ve been busy! I always like to start off December with a gingerbread unit. The kids love it, and it never seems to get old. A few of my favorite gingerbread books are: The Gingerbread Man (always a classic) Gingerbread Pirates – I found a… Read More
It’s Cyber Monday! That means it’s time to empty those wish lists and carts you’ve been holding online. Teachers Pay Teachers is having their big up to 28% off sale on Dec 1-2. Get excited! I’m linking up with Jenna to talk about what’s in my TPT cart for the cyber sale! Click on the image above to go to… Read More
